Increased mercury levels in patients with celiac disease following a gluten-free regimen

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Elli, Luca ^a   Rossi, Valentina ^a,b   Conte, Dario ^a   Ronchi, Anna ^c   Tomba, Carolina ^a   Passoni, Manuela ^b   Bardella, Maria Teresa ^a   Roncoroni, Leda ^a   Guzzi, Gianpaolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Italian Association for Metals and Biocompatibility Research AIRMEB   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRUXISM; CELIAC DISEASE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DUODENAL ATROPHY; DUODENUM DISEASE; DUODENUM MUCOSA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HEAVY METAL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALLIC TASTE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREMOR; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 84924405451     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/953042     Document Type: Article

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